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Steven Coburn and Perry Martin’s Triple Crown aspirant California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) galloped for the first time at Belmont Park yesterday since arriving from Pimlico Tuesday. After jogging the day before, the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. hero galloped 1 3/4 miles over the sloppy main track (video) shortly after 6:00 a.m. with exercise rider...
STALLIONS PROSPECTS APLENTY Sheikh Joaan Al Thani has not been shy about spending money on his racing recruits, both at public auction and privately. His outlay is reaping rich rewards, and Royal Ascot 2014 could hardly have started in more promising fashion for Al Shaqab Racing. Toronado (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), absent from the track for...
BHA UNVEILS NEW STEROIDS POLICY The British Horseracing Authority yesterday unveiled its enhanced, zero-tolerance anabolic steroids policy. The headline elements of the policy state that a horse must not be administered anabolic steroids at any point in its life, and all horses will be subject to testing at any time, regardless of physical location, once...
With the announcement last week that EquiLottery–a new lottery game melding the traditional lottery with horse racing–was available to states and provinces, the TDN sat down with EquiLottery President and CEO Brad Cummings to learn more about this unique potential revenue stream for the horse racing and lottery industries. TDN: EquiLottery seems to be a win/win situation...
By Steve Sherack With a select broodmare band of approximately 20 head, owner/breeder John D. Gunther has enjoyed his fair share of success during his 25-plus years in the game. The proprietor of the 350-acre Versailles, Kentucky-based Glennwood Farm has most notably bred and raised Grade I winners First Samurai (Giant’s Causeway) and...
Sunday, Deauville, France DARLEY PRIX MORNY-G1, €350,000, DEA, 8-24, 2yo, c/f, 6fT, 1:11.93, vsf. 1–THE WOW SIGNAL (IRE), 126, c, 2, by Starspangledbanner (Aus) 1st Dam: Muravka (Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire) 2nd Dam: Tabdea, by Topsider 3rd Dam: Madame Secretary, by Secretariat (€13,000 yrl ‘13 TATIRE; £50,000 2yo ‘14 ASCAPR). O-Al Shaqab Racing; B-Mrs...
The Keeneland September Yearling sale launched into Book 2 with a marathon session Saturday that was largely comparable to last year’s first day of Book 2. “What was good about the session was that it continued on in the same vein as the first week,” commented Keeneland’s Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell. During Saturday’s session,...
Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) will defend her G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe crown trainer Criquette Head-Maarek announced Monday. The 4-year-old was a close fourth, only 1 1/2 lengths behind Baltic Baroness (Ger) (Shamardal) in the G1 Prix Vermeille at Longchamp Sept. 14. “She is fine and she hasn’t lost any weight,” commented Head-Maarek to Racing...
Session nine of the Keeneland September Sale saw another day of strong trade yesterday with significant gains in gross, average and median. A total of 289 yearlings sold for a gross of $13,467,500, which was up from last year’s figures of 311 sold for a total of $11,179,500. The average of $46,600 increased by 29.6%...
JAPAN’S ARC CONTENDERS ARRIVE Japan’s three-pronged G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe team, including the world’s current highest-rated horse Just A Way (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}), arrived in Chantilly yesterday, according to Racing Post. The trio were forced to travel by road from Amsterdam after their direct Tokyo to Paris flight was cancelled. Just A Way, winner...
Brereton Jones’ Airdrie Stud will offer their homebred 2012 GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Believe You Can (Proud Citizen–El Fasto, by El Prado {Ire}) at the Fasig-Tipton November sale Nov. 3. The 5-year-old is currently in foal to leading sire Tapit. The dark bay scored eight wins in 14 starts for conditioner Larry Jones and amassed earnings of...
CLASSIC GEMS ON OFFER AT TATTS By Kelsey Riley For almost as long as Tattersalls has been facilitating sales of Thoroughbreds in the UK, British racehorse owners have been in search of that rare specimen with just the right dose of speed, stamina and courage to land the G1 2000 Guineas, G1 Epsom Derby and...